Personal Care Assistant

Purpose of the Job:

• I am an 81year old woman that has been diagnosed with Alzheimer Dementia.
• I am looking for an additional personal assistant/carer to support me everyday during the early evening.
• The applicants must be female as you will be supporting me with personal care.
• I require support with maintaining a habitable home environment and support with managing and maintaining my nutrition.
• I have a close relationship with my personal assistant/carer who supports me everyday in the mornings and afternoons.

Hours and rate of Pay:

• Hours: 2 hours Monday-Friday and 2 hours Sunday 6.30pm-8.30pm
• Rate of pay: £15.00

Supervision:

• My personal assistant is accountable to the employer in all aspects of their work. They should always ask what my needs are and listen to my directions and requests.

Main Duties:

• The main duties identified in the job description are examples of the expectations required; there may be occasions where you are reasonably requested to provide additional activities to be undertaken inside or outside of the home.
• I will require support with serving a ready- made evening meal.
• Ensuring that fluid intake is sufficient for the day,
• Administering medication as and when required.
• Assist with changing into night clothes for bedtime.

Personal Assistant Specification:

• My assistant should be female as you will need to support with my personal care.
• My assistant must be honest, trustworthy, and reliable.
• My assistant must respect my privacy and always maintain my dignity.
• My assistant must be enthusiastic and flexible with a caring disposition.
• You must be able to work well independently.
• The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be funded through your employer.

‘Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the schedule 9 of the equality act 2010’ for a female worker to work with our client’

“Please note that this advert has been placed on behalf of one of our customers. Should your application be successful and you are offered the position, you will be directly employed by the customer and not by PeoplePlus”

Vacancy closing date: 06-Sep-2024